{"id":4922,"date":"2022-06-16T17:09:42","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T17:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=4922"},"modified":"2022-06-23T08:49:12","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T08:49:12","slug":"what-ive-read-lately-june-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/what-ive-read-lately-june-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"What I\u2019ve read lately (June 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sharing the latest books I\u2019ve read, if I\u2019d recommend them, and what I\u2019m reading currently.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Hi friends! Happy Thursday! How\u2019s the week been going? The girls have been over here swimming like little fish, and I\u2019ve been trying to study and catch up on work stuff in between the summer adventures. I feel like summer is already going by wayyyy too quickly and can\u2019t believe Father\u2019s Day is this weekend! If you\u2019re looking for last-minute gift ideas, check out this post.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

For today\u2019s post, I wanted to share the latest book roundup. I always love to hear about what you\u2019re reading, too, so please share your fave reads for summer (or ideas for vacation books!) in the comments section.<\/p>\n

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What I’ve read lately (June 2022)<\/h2>\n

The Good Left Undone<\/em><\/a><\/h3>\n

This book<\/a> was a pick from Book of the Month<\/a>, and while I thought it was beautifully-written, engrossing, and lovely\u2026 it wasn\u2019t my fave. I tend to love multi-generational plot lines, but had high hopes for this one and was a bit disappointed. 7\/10 would recommend.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the synopsis:<\/a><\/p>\n

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Matelda, the Cabrelli family\u2019s matriarch, has always been brusque and opinionated. Now, as she faces the end of her life, she is determined to share a long-held secret with her family about her own mother\u2019s great love story: with her childhood friend, Silvio, and with dashing Scottish sea captain John Lawrie McVicars, the father Matelda never knew….<\/p>\n

In the halcyon past, Domenica Cabrelli thrives in the coastal town of Viareggio until her beloved home becomes unsafe when Italy teeters on the brink of World War II. Her journey takes her from the rocky shores of Marseille to the mystical beauty of Scotland to the dangers of wartime Liverpool\u2014where Italian Scots are imprisoned without cause\u2014as Domenica experiences love, loss, and grief while she longs for home. A hundred years later, her daughter, Matelda, and her granddaughter, Anina, face the same big questions about life and their family\u2019s legacy, while Matelda contemplates what is worth fighting for. But Matelda is running out of time, and the two timelines intersect and weave together in unexpected and heartbreaking ways that lead the family to shocking revelations and, ultimately, redemption.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Dining with the Dead<\/em><\/a><\/h3>\n

The Pilot got this cookbook<\/a> for me at the Hacienda del Sol gift shop after we enjoyed Sunday brunch. The author is from Mexico and the pages are filled with gorgeous color photographs and authentic Mexican recipes, including street food, desserts, moles, tamales, and salsas. It would make a gorgeous coffee table book, but I think the best spot is in the kitchen, well-used and covered in food splotches. I\u2019ve only made one recipe from this cookbook so far (conchas!) and while it was labor-intensive, the final result was SO worth it. We all loved them!! I can\u2019t wait to make even more recipes from this incredible cookbook. 10\/10 recommend, especially if you\u2019ve been wanting to learn how to make various Mexican staples.<\/p>\n

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Nine Perfect Strangers<\/em><\/a> – DNF<\/h3>\n

I rarely call it quits on a book, but 200 pages into this one<\/a>, and I couldn\u2019t do it. You know when some books are extremely long, yet you\u2019d wish they last forever? (Pachinko<\/em>\u00a0is one that comes to mind!) This one was long (about 450 pages) and I kept finding myself wishing the author would just get to the point already and MOVE ON. I\u2019m a huge fan of Liane Moriarty, typically enjoy her writing style, and have read many of her books, but this one was a big ol\u2019 flop for me.<\/p>\n

From Amazon<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Nine people gather at a remote health resort. Some are here to lose weight, some are here to get a reboot on life, some are here for reasons they can\u2019t even admit to themselves. Amidst all of the luxury and pampering, the mindfulness and meditation, they know these ten days might involve some real work. But none of them could imagine just how challenging the next ten days are going to be.<\/p>\n

Frances Welty, the formerly best-selling romantic novelist, arrives at Tranquillum House nursing a bad back, a broken heart, and an exquisitely painful paper cut. She\u2019s immediately intrigued by her fellow guests. Most of them don\u2019t look to be in need of a health resort at all. But the person that intrigues her most is the strange and charismatic owner\/director of Tranquillum House. Could this person really have the answers Frances didn\u2019t even know she was seeking?<\/p>\n

Should Frances put aside her doubts and immerse herself in everything Tranquillum House has to offer \u2013 or should she run while she still can?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not long before every guest at Tranquillum House is asking exactly the same question.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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What I\u2019m reading currently<\/h3>\n

Book Lovers<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

YOU GUYS. This is the book of the summer.<\/a> By the end of the first chapter, I knew I was completely invested in the story and am blitzing through the pages as quickly as possible. This is my favorite kind of summer cupcake book and I\u2019m absolutely loving it so far.<\/p>\n

And the Mountains Echoed<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Khaled Hosseini is the author of A Thousand Splendid Suns<\/em>\u00a0and The Kite\u00a0Runner <\/em>(two of the best books I\u2019ve ever read), and I was pretty thrilled when I found out he had a third novel that was written when Liv was one.<\/a> I thought to myself, \u201cThere\u2019s no way I had time to read anything when Liv was one\u201d and ordered a copy. Turns out, I did read it. The initially portion felt familiar to me and a quick Google search lead me to this blog post.<\/a> Good for past me taking time to read books lol.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m re-reading it, which is something I rarely do, and just like Book Lovers<\/em>, I feel like I can\u2019t finish it fast enough.<\/p>\n

I also got a new book from Book of the Month<\/a> (still highly recommend this!) and have been studying my face off for IHP<\/a> \ud83d\ude42 I\u2019m still trying to finish this certification by the end of June, but with travel, it might be mid-July. I really want to head into Level 2!<\/p>\n

So tell me, friends: do you re-read books? What are some of the ones you\u2019ve come back to?<\/strong> I\u2019ve re-read some business and personal development books, but was thinking about re-reading some of the *classics* from high school and college with an entirely different (hopefully wiser) perspective.<\/p>\n

Have a great day and I\u2019ll see you with Fri Faves tomorrow!<\/p>\n

xo<\/p>\n

Gina<\/p>\n

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